Favorite Quotes

“If growing up is painful for the Southern Black girl, being aware of her displacement is the rust on the razor that threatens the throat. It is an unnecessary insult.”

"Be the change you wish to see in the world."

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.”

"...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you; we are in charge of our attitudes."

“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.”

“Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.”

Thursday, January 19, 2017

Uncertainty

Certainty, the thing you demand of me, is something I cannot give.
I love you with conviction, but my doubt in us still lives.
We've established want and need, but what we lack is tremendous.
I do not trust you and me or our fragile compos mentis.
We take turns residing in extremes and engineering roller coasters.
No, I will not succumb to your beliefs.
I'm sorry. Don't be hopeful.
I lose confidence in us daily.
How am I expected to find faith in forever?
I love you with all certainty, but
I am uncertain that we belong together.

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